Building Awareness

Arizona State University is a public university, and the North American Center for Transborder Studies does everything it can to transfer knowledge to a broader public with a highly engaging series of initiatives for the broader North American public.  

Key Initiatives

NACTS Workshop on the European Union and North American Community - Nov. 25, 2008
The North American Center for Transborder Studies at ASU conducted a workshop on lessons learned from the EU and how they may (or may not) be applied to North America.

NACTS Fulbright Scholars Workshop - November 17, 2008
Management of North American Resources: Policy Recommendations from Rigorous Research
At this NACTS Fulbright Scholars Workshop, our Fulbright Scholars discussed their work and its policy implications, focusing on energy and climate security, and supply chain management, and the intersection between them.

North America Post-Bush Conference - April 10-11, 2008
Sponsored by NACTS, the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University, the Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and the North American Post-Bush Workshop covened a select group of Canadian, U.S., and Mexican thinkers to discuss the continent's near future. The project included the publication of more than 30 commissioned essays on topics such as the North American economy, environment, politics, and security. View the complete set of papers from “North America Post-Bush.”

Migrants and Migration in Modern North America - April 3-5, 2008
NACTS visiting professor Dirk Hoerder co-chaired this conference that looks at migration from a North America perspective. The three North American states - or five cultural regions if Quebec is viewed as distinct and the Caribbean societies are included - have come to form an integrated macro-region with respect to economic and migration issues and changing demographics (in chronological sequence to the Atlantic migrations and the Pacific post-1960s migrations). This is usually not reflected in research, teaching, and public opinion. The conference will result in an edited volume that will provide a survey of the field and state-of-the-art reports on migration and borderlands scholarship by some of the leading experts in the field.

Border Officials' Cross Talk: Advancing North American Governance - Feb.13, 2008
This public event culminated the first of an annual series of "cross-talks" between practitioners and scholars of the U.S.-Canadian and the U.S-Mexican borders. The presenters discussed the best North American border management practices and lessons learned, with the aim of optimizing the North American governance of the continental "commons." Professor Daniel Drache of York University provided a Canadian perspective on the future of North America. Professor Paul Ganster of San Diego State University summarized views from the United States, while a Mexican point of view was provided by Raúl Rodriguez, former CEO and Managing Director of the North American Development Bank. ASU's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Executive Dean Alan Artibise served as moderator at the event. 

Student Engagement

Student Engagement

NACTS is dedicated to student engagement at ASU and among its partner institutions across North America. We realize the value of interacting with the leaders of tomorrow and take an active approach in engaging students through several programs. Our programs offer direct contact with professional and government officials, which will enrich the students' academic and professional experience as they become involved with drafting actionable North American policy recommendations.

Student Programs: